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Friday, 13 September 2013

HOT! Linkin Park with Steve Aoki

Ever
since teasers appeared in August, LINKIN PARK and STEVE AOKI fans have been
tearing apart the internet in search of the studio version of “A LIGHT THAT
NEVER COMES,” their first song together.Today, from their official websites, www.linkinpark.com and
steveaoki.com, both artists have finally told fans how to find it: by playing
the new, free 3D Facebook game, “LP RECHARGE” which launches today at
http://bit.ly/playlprecharge. The song was originally unveiled as a surprise
during Aoki’s performance at the Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo last month,
where Aoki was joined onstage by Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and Mike
Shinoda.The shaky, distorted cell phone
recordings from the concert were the only records of the song until now.Today, fans will work to unveil the studio
recording of the song, which, once unlocked via the game, will be serviced to
radio and will stream on demand exclusively on Xbox Music. The game, a product
of the imaginations of Linkin Park and gaming giant Kuuluu Interactive Entertainment
AG, is a free-to-play action/strategy game featuring band-designed characters
and missions.Linkin Park’s Mike
Shinoda, an art school graduate with a BFA in Illustration, helped design the
game. “I think this song and release show where we’re at right now,” said
Shinoda. “Making the song with Steve, premiering it through the Recharge
Facebook game, and debuting it via Microsoft’s Xbox Music—I think it’s all
indicative of our band’s commitment to experimentation and pushing boundaries.”A LIGHT THAT NEVER COMES will be on the
upcoming Linkin Park album, RECHARGED, which features new interpretations of
songs from LIVING THINGS, the band’s most recent album that debuted at No. 1 in
over 20 countries. RECHARGED will be released on Oct. 29 on Machine Shop
Recordings / Warner Bros (full track listing and remixer reveal forthcoming.